I love this company! It's called Postgreen and they want to build affordable green homes in urban areas for $100 per square foot. Their first project is the 100k house in Philadelphia, PA. I just read about them in Inc. Magazine.
From Inc.'s article, 11 Businesses You Can Start In Your Pajamas in 2009:
When it comes to purchasing products and services, consumers are increasingly making their decisions with the environment in mind. One company that has capitalized on this growing consumer awareness is Postgreen, a Philadelphia-based real-estate development company whose mission is to build green homes that are affordable for the average family. Founders Chad and Courtney Ludeman, and marketing director, Nic Darling, are working on a line of LEED-certified homes that will sell for $100 a square foot -- a cost equal to a regular home without green efficiencies. "We are making consumers look at houses differently," says Darling. "Instead of just a monthly payment, they are starting to look at all the costs that go into owning a home, and we have a distinct advantage in being much less expensive [to maintain] than a normal house."They also have a blog called the 100k House which follows the construction of their first project and a photo stream going on flickr with construction images of the 100k house.
I'm definitely going to follow Postgreen's current and future projects.
From Inc.'s article, 11 Businesses You Can Start In Your Pajamas in 2009:
When it comes to purchasing products and services, consumers are increasingly making their decisions with the environment in mind. One company that has capitalized on this growing consumer awareness is Postgreen, a Philadelphia-based real-estate development company whose mission is to build green homes that are affordable for the average family. Founders Chad and Courtney Ludeman, and marketing director, Nic Darling, are working on a line of LEED-certified homes that will sell for $100 a square foot -- a cost equal to a regular home without green efficiencies. "We are making consumers look at houses differently," says Darling. "Instead of just a monthly payment, they are starting to look at all the costs that go into owning a home, and we have a distinct advantage in being much less expensive [to maintain] than a normal house."They also have a blog called the 100k House which follows the construction of their first project and a photo stream going on flickr with construction images of the 100k house.
I'm definitely going to follow Postgreen's current and future projects.
are made out of recycled plastic milk containers. DUH!
